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ANEMOMETRE MOULINET [3 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air meter
1, record 1, English, air%20meter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air meter: an item in the "Meteorological Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - air%20meter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anémomètre à moulinet
1, record 1, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anémomètre à moulinet : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement météorologiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- windmill anemometer
1, record 2, English, windmill%20anemometer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotation anemometer in which the axis of rotation is horizontal. 2, record 2, English, - windmill%20anemometer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] windmill anemometer [is] an anemometer in which a windmill is driven by the air stream, and its rotation is transmitted through gearing to dials or other recording mechanism. In some instruments, the rotating vanes and dials are in the same plane; i.e., both vertical, while in others the dial is horizontal. In the windmill type, the operation of air measurement involves readings of dials at the beginning and end of a measured period. Windmill instruments may be fitted with an extension handle, providing a form of remote control; used to measure air speed in an otherwise inaccessible spot. 3, record 2, English, - windmill%20anemometer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [windmill anemometer] has either flat vanes (as in the air meter) or helicoidal vanes (as in the propeller anemometer). The relation between wind speed and angular rotation is almost linear. 2, record 2, English, - windmill%20anemometer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anémomètre à moulinet
1, record 2, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- anémomètre rotatif 2, record 2, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20rotatif
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de mesure de la vitesse du vent d'après la rotation d'un moulinet à axe horizontal. 3, record 2, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
anémomètre à moulinet. Deux types : à pales planes et à hélice, windmill anemometer (flat vanes or air meter; helical vanes or propeller anemometer). 1, record 2, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- air meter
1, record 3, English, air%20meter
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- air-meter 2, record 3, English, air%2Dmeter
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument used to measure wind speed from the rotation of a fan which turns about a horizontal or vertical axis. 3, record 3, English, - air%20meter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
air-meter: ... It consists of a light "windmill" in which inclined vanes are carried on the spokes of a wheel arranged to rotate about a horizontal axis. A system of counters is provided to show the number of rotation of the wheel. Calibration is effected in terms of a speed unit so that the instrument acts as a convenient portable anemometer. Both "sensitive" (low-speed) and "high-speed" air-meters are used. 2, record 3, English, - air%20meter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Anemometer: An instrument for determining the speed of the wind. One or other of three properties of the wind is used in such instruments: (i) its kinetic energy, which causes rotation as in cup anemometers and anemometers of the windmill type (air-meter) ... 2, record 3, English, - air%20meter
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
windmill anemometer (two types: flat vanes or air meter, helical vanes or propeller anemometer): anémomètre à moulinet. 3, record 3, English, - air%20meter
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anémomètre à moulinet
1, record 3, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument mesurant la vitesse du vent par la rotation d'un moulinet à axe horizontal ou vertical. 2, record 3, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] anémomètres à moulinet et à hélice. La différence essentielle entre ces deux types est que le moulinet est un capteur planaire (il mesure la proportion du vecteur vent sur un plan perpendiculaire à son axe de rotation) alors que l'hélice est un capteur cartésien (elle mesure la projection du vecteur vent sur son axe de rotation). 3, record 3, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
anémomètre à moulinet. Deux types : à pales planes et à hélice, windmill anemometer (flat vanes or air meter; helical vanes or propeller anemometer). 4, record 3, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20moulinet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- anemómetro de molinete
1, record 3, Spanish, anem%C3%B3metro%20de%20molinete
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anemómetro para medir la velocidad del viento en función de la velocidad de rotación de un molinete de aspas que gira alrededor de un eje vertical u horizontal. 1, record 3, Spanish, - anem%C3%B3metro%20de%20molinete
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